Like It Never Was

by Faith Gardner

“We’re born alone and we die alone. Company is temporary.”

She’s a human exclamation point.

memories are nothing but lies we tell ourselves.

The universe is vast, exploding chaos. There’s no reason to it.

She’s giving me a stare that could wither a flower.

A life full of anecdotes with no real plot.

I wonder what life would be like without that nasty voice whispering in my ear.

Politeness is its own special brand of lies.

I am so unhinged. The worst kind of unhinged—sane enough to be aware of how insane I’m acting.

But there’s no way to heal without discomfort. If healing was easy, no one in this world would hurt.”